The Pirate of the Caribbean dog is too cute
I love that little dog from POC....too cute! 
Isn't he the best! I was excited to see that he picked out such a cutie!
You know I am all about souvenir posts!
All of the goodies Andrew brought home are great! I agree, though, those sugar things just make me cringe!
Shopping for souvenir's is one of my favorite things to do on vacation!
Ugh- the sugar thing! I hid the last one but one of the children staying with us this past week found it and i was like "NOOOO.... hide that!" I should throw it away- I usually wait a little while to see if he forgot about it before I toss it. He usually asks about things literally the day after I do that though and then he is not too happy with me.
yay!! more pictures!!
Wow Andrew apparently has really good taste! He picked out really nice souvenirs...but of course my favorite is the dog!! So Cute!!
Can't wait to see more pics!!
I think the POTC Dog was the winner on here! That was the first time I had ever seen it so I was pleasantly surprised!
How VERY scary about the tornadoes!
And your Mom was
napping through it!
I'm glad all was okay and it blew over quickly. Whew!
Love the story of how you met your best friend! I hope they make it down, I'm sure that will be a great time!
400 auctions on eBay?!?!?!
Not all at once, right? I used to do eBay a lot, the most I could manage at one time was about 10. I hope your auctions do well!
And wonderful souvies! Those bags look great, a big 'ol Disney bag is always nice to have when you buy too many souvies for your luggage.
Sorry so late for the response- we have been busy here. My friends did all make it down so I had minimal time to Dis.
I have a system for ebay- I do what I call a shipping sale. Basically one price shipping no matter how many auctions you win. So yes as crazy as it sounds, I will be listing them all at one time. The nice thing is that when all is said and done, everything ends up being sold as no one can resist a bargain. I have done this about 4 or 5 times and it really adds up to a huge amount of money. A lot of work, but worth it in the end.
Glad you enjoyed my little story- I couldn't make that stuff up if I tried! We really did have a nice time together- her boys are crazy though! It's funny because Andrew is pretty mild mannered so when he gets together with more adventurous kids he looks at them like this
You can never have too many bags in my opinion- especially ones that are solely for Disney
I was surprised this year that my mom didn't have to actually use one of them to get all the stuff home- she must have packed lighter to make room for all of the goodies!
Hooray for souvenirs! How very thoughtful of them.
Brooklynn loves those sugar 'straws'. The last one she made, however, she put sour apple or something she didn't like at the top, so after she tasted that, she wouldn't take any more of it. I still have it in a sack somewhere, I think.
It was fun to see the pictures of Port Orleans Riverside. Andrew can be your personal tour guide now, whenever you go to visit or stay there.
I can't wait to tour POR on our upcoming trip. He loves to be the tour guide/leader so I know he will enjoy showing us all the places that he made his own memories in.
The sugar straws are just plan bad, but Andrew would tell you otherwise. He is a sugar/ sweets addict!
Just finished catching up on the last few pages here Donna! So glad Andrew and your Mom had a great trip! Scary tornadoes though!!! Glad it all was fine!! Andrew made some nice purchases there, the PotC dog with the keys is so cute!! I think that's my favorite Souvenir!! Can't wait to see what Disney purchases you made!!!
I'm telling you, that little POTC dog is a hit! He will be joining us on our next trip and we will display him in the window for all fellow AKL guests to enjoy too!
Oohh---love all your Disney shopping pics. I've noticed the same thing about the tees from the Disney store too! It's like they're made for super-skinny teenage girls. If I buy a large, it looks like I just poured myself into an XS! YIKES !
Sounds like you had a fun visit with your friend and her family.
That is exactly how they fit me! The one I chose seems to be a different style or fit but I haven't washed it yet as I wanted to make sure I was fully committed to it. Need to try it on again as we get closer to the trip.
We did have a good time with our friends but the weather was not so great. It was pretty cold for NC so the boys didn't get to go outside as much, but we made the best of it.
Welcome back to the DIS! I wondered where you had been hiding the past few days! Can't wait to read all about the fun you have been having!
Looks like you had a lot of fun with your friends who visited! There used to be a Frankie's Fun Park near where I grew up in Charleston -- not sure if it is still there or not. I remember taking my little brother there when I was in high school.
Lots of great purchases -- I love those Mickey flip flops and the Grumpy shirts for your boys!
It's hard to Dis when you have a house full of Non-Dissers- they think its weird
. I was like a closet Disser- just sneaking on here late at night to keep up with my sub's, but I couldn't post any pics because this computer- the one that I have all of my pics on, is in the guest room where they were staying.
We did have a good time, Frankies is my favorite place to take people with kids when they are in for a visit. SO much to do there!
Flip flops are perfect and the the grumpy tee's are too!
And promise to periodically give some of us who no longer have Disney Stores
(let's bow our heads for a moment of silence) pictures to please
and torment us.
I sure will, although I must admit I have never taken pics in the Disney store so it will be a first for me. I am going to try and head over there this Friday just to see if anything new has come in. If I do I will bring my camera and pretend I am a foreign tourist 
Wrinkle Release is one of my greatest discoveries in life. We rarely iron around here any more, and just about never on trips!
I don't know why anyone still irons after this little invention! It is the best!
That should make for some nice long stretches of peace and quiet. They work wonders for Brooklynn.
Fresh new movies and video games are magic! I don't hear a peep for a solid 2 hours or so...ahhhhhh
Oh, how many of those I have!
More than I ever will I am sure! My husband thought I was nuts when I took 1400 pics on our first Disney family vacation together in 2007- you could probably do that in a day if you wanted too!
Sweet Valentine's gifts from your boys. Glad your friends were able to get in and out okay. I know you guys had a good time together just catching up, and three boys and a play place definitely makes for good memories.
I just used the first of my Bath Bombs this morning and they awesome! I forgot how soft they actually make your skin feel!
And the roses are still going strong, they make me smile every time I walk past them 
I have to go back to school day after an extra long weekend. I didn't get to sleep until around 1, so this is going to be a long day!
I hope your day is going by quick so that you can be one day closer to the weekend! hopefully you have some nice adventures planned- possibly with your girls?
YAY for shoppping!! I'm loving your t-shirts!! And I'm a wrinkle realease girl too!! I hate ironing!!!
Isn't wrinkle release the best! I have turned so many of my friends onto this. I picture them all smiling as they toss out the big clunky iron!
nut! I hope everyone is having a great week! Be back soon.
